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Julio Pimentel, who owns a bodega in East Harlem, is trying to hang on even as more of the corner stores close, pressed by rising rents and food prices. People are looking for special prices. Sometimes bodegas cant give special prices.More photos >>>

Julio Pimentel, who owns a bodega in East Harlem, is trying to hang on even as more of the corner stores close, pressed by rising rents and food prices. People are looking for special prices. Sometimes bodegas cant give special prices.More photos >>> (Jennifer S. Altman / For The Times)

Julio Pimentel, who owns a bodega in East Harlem, is trying to hang on even as more of the corner stores close, pressed by rising rents and food prices. People are looking for special prices. Sometimes bodegas cant give special prices.More photos >>>